Time; 13-15

Room: 326

Responsible: Proshant Chakraborty

Content: In continuation of the discussions concerning difference and relativism, in this lecture we will debate specific instances in which notions of 'culture' are applied within political and human rights frameworks, and how social and cultural anthropology has tackled them. Namely, we will discuss the problems of (1) transnational/local activism; and (2) the case of gender asylum in the South Asian context.

Reading instructions: Merry, Sally E. 2006. "Transnational Human Rights and Local Activism: Mapping the Middle." American Anthropologist108 (1): 38 – 51

Visweswaran, Kamala. 2004. "Gendered States: Rethinking Culture as a Site of South Asian Human Rights Work." Human Rights Quarterly26 (2): 483–511.

Some other resources:

"Nordic paradox" of gender-based violence:

Lundqvist, Maja, Angelica Simonsson, Kajsa Widegren, and Ruth Lewis. Eds. 2023. Re-imagining Sexual Harassment : Perspectives from the Nordic Region. https://gu-se-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/17rktu2/46GUB_KVINNSAMvct6sqdksjbz56tw.

Wemrell, M,Purple, M,Gracia, E,Ivert, A-K. 2020. The Nordic Paradox and intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) in Sweden: A background overview.Sociology Compass. 14th12759. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12759Links to an external site..

Wemrell, Maria, Sara Stjernlöf, Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia & Anna-Karin Ivert. 2021. The Nordic Paradox. Professionals' Discussions about Gender Equality and Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Sweden,Women & Criminal Justice,DOI:10.1080/08974454.2021.1905588.Links to an external site.

Tornafoch-Chirveches, Queralt. 2020. Digging into the "Nordic Paradox". https://www.youngfeminist.eu/2020/03/digging-into-the-nordic-paradox/Links to an external site..

Savage, Maddy. 2021. Safe Sweden faces up to wave of women's killings. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56977771Links to an external site..

Leppämäki, Moa. 2021. Domestic Violence Rising In Sweden: Has The Swedish Model Failed? https://www.humanrightspulse.com/mastercontentblog/domestic-violence-rising-in-sweden-has-the-swedish-model-failed.Links to an external site.